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Plover Point

Plover Point

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 7 ft (2.13 m)
About

at end of spit extending SE from Point Barrow, forming W side of Eluitkak Entrance, between Elson Lagoon and Beaufort Sea, Arctic Plain.

History of Plover Point

Named by British Admiralty for the H.M.S. Plover which wintered near the point of land in 1852-54, and published on master Thomas Hull's 1853 map.